diff --git a/pagure-ci/pagure_ci_server.py b/pagure-ci/pagure_ci_server.py
index b1f4b7f..df1a9cb 100644
--- a/pagure-ci/pagure_ci_server.py
+++ b/pagure-ci/pagure_ci_server.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ receiving end is offline or so.
 
 import json
 import logging
-logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 import os
 import requests
 
@@ -131,6 +130,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     formatter = logging.Formatter(
         "%(asctime)s %(levelname)s [%(module)s:%(lineno)d] %(message)s")
 
+    logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
+
     # setup console logging
     LOG.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
     shellhandler = logging.StreamHandler()